Transportation and Logistics Management

Bachelor of Arts

The Bachelor of Arts in Transportation and Logistics Management focuses on the principles, policies, trends, and current issues within air, maritime, or ground transportation. Transportation and logistics management is at the core of global supply chain management, encompassing manufacturing, distribution, retailing, recreation, and national security industries. This versatile degree helps to prepare you for job opportunities in many industries including the military, government, and large corporations whose success depends on the global fulfillment of customers’ requirements.

Concentrations

Concentrations are designed to help you group courses together so you can further specialize in your field and pursue a more focused path to degree completion. You will be asked to select a concentration when you enroll in this program.

Explore the concentrations available for this program.

Air Cargo

Presents a broad overview of air cargo operations, including air freight forwarding management systems, physical facility planning, and economics of airport operation. Looks at the airport manager’s role in administration, financing, and operation within small, medium, and large hub airports.

General

This general concentration allows you to select from other concentration courses offered in this program, plus additional topics. Selecting the general concentrations enables you to create your own focused area of study. View course catalog for details.

Reverse Logistics Management

Provides an introduction to reverse logistics. Topics include: the issues of implementing a system in a manufacturing, retail, or military operation; forward logistics, and its use in tracking and tracing goods as returns, recalls, recycling, and waste.

Sample Courses

RLMT302 - Environmental Issues in Reverse Logistics

RLMT303 - Technology in Reverse Logistics

RLMT305 - Cost and Benefit Analysis of Reverse Logistics

RLMT307 - Food and Beverage Reverse Logistics

RLMT309 - Reverse Logistics Management and Operations

RLMT400 - Recalls Best Practices and Issues

Admission Requirements

All APU undergraduate programs require a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent (i.e. GED).

Need help?

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Undergraduate
Tuition Rates

Per credit hour: $270 | $250 with military grant*

*To help minimize out-of-pocket costs, APU offers a tuition grant for U.S. active-duty servicemembers, Guard, Reserve, military spouses and dependents, and veterans that caps undergraduate tuition at the military TA limit. See all military-affiliated student benefits.

Paying for School

Because our university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), (the same as the Ohio State University, Univ. of Chicago, and U.S. Air Force Academy, to name a few), we can accept the following forms of financial aid and payments:

Ways to Save

Undergraduate Book Grant

Books are provided online at no cost if you are enrolled in undergraduate courses for credit. The undergraduate book grant is estimated to save $600 per academic semester* if you are registered as a full-time student.

Transfer Credits

Accelerate your degree completion by taking full advantage of our transfer credit options, including credit for your previous college courses, military service schools, American Council on Education (ACE) and College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests, and prior learning experiences.

Employer Contributions

APU has educational partnerships with many employers and associations. Be sure to accurately enter your employer information when you complete our admissions application. Your employer might also offer a tuition reimbursement plan as one of your benefits.

Wondering where this degree could take you?

School of Business

This program resides in the American Public University School of Business, where 18 of our 26 degree programs have earned specialized accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). This distinction does not come easy! To earn ACBSP accreditation, programs need to demonstrate quality in the areas of teaching excellence, student learning outcomes, and a continuous improvement. On top of this, our accounting degree programs have also earned the prestigious ACBSP Specialized Accounting Accreditation.

APU School of Business courses are taught online by real-world practitioners who strive to bring expert knowledge and relevancy to our students. With input from industry advisory councils, the School of Business regularly examines and updates curriculum and introduces new programs such as our in-demand degrees in business analytics and our new Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam preparation certificate.

At APU, we understand your need for flexibility because most of our students are working adult learners attending school around work and other life commitments. This is why we offer 8-week or 16-week online courses that start monthly. Through an online virtual classroom, you’ll communicate with students and professors in forum communities as you work to complete your weekly written assignments on your own schedule from anywhere in the world. And with our mobile application, you can even work offline and upload your assignments when you reconnect.